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Follow the Court the way The Floor follows Congress: a merits docket maintained from CourtListener, opinions and citations, argument audio, and how sitting justices appear across those cases. Stay in The Gavel to explore those shelves without leaving for other site areas.

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In the news

Recent reporting on the Supreme Court: decisions, arguments, the docket, and the justices.

The Gavel archives SCOTUS merits cases from recent October Terms, not every filing at the Court. Case records come from CourtListener REST API (Free Law Project) + SCOTUS PDFs, with outbound links to official SCOTUS dockets. Built 2026-08-04T17:59:08Z. Limits: methodology.

In the news

Recent reporting on the Supreme Court: decisions, arguments, the docket, and the justices.

The New York Times·Aug 7, 2026

Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship and ‘Birth Tourism’

The New York Times·Aug 7, 2026

Edgy Vanity Plates Test Limits of Free Speech

WSVN·Aug 7, 2026

Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

CBS News·Aug 6, 2026

Trump issues new executive orders aimed at birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

Reuters·Aug 6, 2026

Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling

constitutioncenter.org·Aug 6, 2026

Climate change lawsuit to kick off Supreme Court’s next term

Tracking Florida's Death Penalty·Aug 6, 2026

Florida Supreme Court - September Oral Arguments

Sidney Daily News·Aug 6, 2026

Local judge assigned to Ohio Supreme Court case

Reason Magazine·Aug 6, 2026

Supreme Court Term to Start Hot

communitynews.org·Aug 6, 2026

Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Decide Fate of NJ Assault Weapons Ban

The Seattle Times·Aug 6, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Bellevue group’s case that could end WA’s AR-15 ban

Newsweek·Aug 5, 2026

Supreme Court Reveals Major Cases on Docket for October—Full List

Washington Examiner·Aug 5, 2026

Supreme Court to open next term with major climate change case

Wisconsin Law Journal·Aug 5, 2026

Supreme Court brings Justice on Wheels to Chippewa Falls

ACLU of Indiana·Aug 5, 2026

The Latest from SCOTUS: What It Means for Hoosiers

NBC Palm Springs·Aug 5, 2026

California Supreme Court to Hear Two Cases Involving Sheriff Bianco

The New York Times·Aug 5, 2026

Kansas Voters Crush a Measure to Elect Supreme Court Judges

Daily Signal·Aug 4, 2026

Supreme Court Announces 1st Arguments for October Term

Society for the Rule of Law·Aug 4, 2026

Supreme Court Amicus Brief Against Executive Order 14399

Washington Times·Aug 4, 2026

Supreme Court to kick off new term with climate lawfare, immigration disputes

Bloomberg Law News·Aug 4, 2026

US Supreme Court Sets Climate Suit for First Case of Next Term